On the other side, FYI, when the Hebrew tribe were freed by Cyrus the Persian, pretty much most of Hebrew tribe moved to Persia (Ecbatana) .. during next 2600 yrs, Hebrew tribe and Persians mixed .. Judaism we know today (I don't mean reform Judaism), Torah and Talmud were written during Persian time, in fact present Iran has more Jewish holly (cultural) places than Israel has (ask a Rabbie) .. meaning, Iranian people have the most Hebrew tribe "Genome" markers as anybody else in the world .. that is also why all Iranian Jews look same as Iranian look, you can not differentiate, Iranians of Jewish fate that is.

That is why Iranians and Persia has a special place for The Hebrew tribe Jews.

And , there is also another point here .. Ashkenazim are aware of this issue and "manufacture" stuff, history and facts, to built a case for themselves.

Not sure whether you read that book from Shlomo Sand (an Israeli Emeritus Professor of History at Tel Aviv University) :

The Invention of the Jewish People. Saying there is 2 Jewish history , one with fact backed by British Museum, world top universities and museums , and, the other history which is manufactured by Hebrew university (Fake).

This isn't just some "23 and me" summary. This is about Y-chromosomes, which are only transferred down the male line. The "13th tribe" stuff is a debunked conspiracy theory.

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SteveFoerster, think a bit logical .. how can a Ukrainian and Latvian and Estonia, and a Polish blond blue eye be related to Ethiopian Hebrew tribe ? Those Ashkenazim did not and do not marry/mix with Hebrew tribe jews.

there are many such "research" but all manufactured and bogus.

David Goldman, in ATOL, said, Ashkenazim became sons and daughter of Sara by "MIRACLE" .. he knew he has no other venue.

But, a jewish state, Israel, has nothing to do with all the above .. Ashkenazim (and not the Hebrew jews in Muslims countries) were "massacred" by Christians, aDolf and others, and, they deserve a secure home, Israel .. nobody denies it, not even the Mullahs.